Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part XV - Radiation Protection
Chapter 7 - Use of Radionuclides in the Healing Arts
Section XV-726 - Mobile Medical Service Technical Requirements

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-726

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. A licensee providing mobile medical services shall do the following.

1. Obtain a letter signed by the management of each client for which services are rendered that permits the use of radioactive material at the client's address and clearly delineates the authority and responsibility of the licensee and the client.

2. Check instruments used to measure the activity of unsealed radioactive material for proper function before medical use at each client's address or on each day of use, whichever is more frequent. At a minimum, the check for proper function required by this Paragraph shall include a constancy check.

3. Check survey instruments for proper operation with a dedicated check source before use at each client's address.

4. Before leaving a client's address, survey all areas of use to ensure compliance with the requirements in LAC 33:XV.Chapter 4.

B. A mobile medical service may not have radioactive material delivered from the manufacturer or the distributor to the client unless the client has a license allowing possession of the radioactive material. Radioactive material delivered to the client shall be received and handled in conformance with the client's license.

C. A licensee providing mobile medical services shall retain a copy of each letter that permits the use of radioactive material at a client's address, as required by Paragraph A.1 of this Section. Each letter shall be retained for three years after the last provision of service.

D. A licensee providing mobile medical services shall retain the record of each survey required by Paragraph A.4 of this Section for three years. The record shall include the date of the survey, the results of the survey, the instrument used to make the survey, and the name of the individual who performed the survey.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.

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